How to Install and Uninstall software-properties-common Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "software-properties-common" package

Please follow the instructions below to install software-properties-common on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                software-properties-common
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "software-properties-common" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall software-properties-common on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                software-properties-common
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the software-properties-common package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: software-properties-common
Source: mintsources
Version: 2.2.8
Architecture: all
Maintainer: Clement Lefebvre
Installed-Size: 17
Depends: mintsources
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Filename: pool/upstream/m/mintsources/software-properties-common_2.2.8_all.deb
Size: 10084
SHA256: 1007312776a6e1568f4baa9275c56c58b38c99239ef6fdbe35a9277479391e04
SHA1: 2116a269a6159f86a6d559283d51e16230d9b5e8
MD5sum: 28cc113b8a3033ddfca5cf6b49251cb3
Description: Transitional package
This package is obsolete and replaced with mintsources.
Description-md5: 5521b846ec31d8c63e3cba08bc39868d

Package: software-properties-common
Architecture: all
Version: 0.99.22.9
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Source: software-properties
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Michael Vogt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 220
Depends: ca-certificates, gir1.2-glib-2.0, gir1.2-packagekitglib-1.0 (>= 1.1.0-2), packagekit, python-apt-common (>= 0.9), python3, python3-dbus, python3-gi, python3-software-properties (= 0.99.22.9), python3:any
Breaks: python-software-properties (<< 0.85), python3-software-properties (<< 0.85)
Replaces: python-software-properties (<< 0.85), python3-software-properties (<< 0.85)
Filename: pool/main/s/software-properties/software-properties-common_0.99.22.9_all.deb
Size: 14088
MD5sum: 5a1c7bb0975b6969fc667e3cf09c308b
SHA1: a7808787a5575c0f18c57a96ecafe667067fba4c
SHA256: bc173c0e9a2e98477b711730757c15da89de9e0ba10178aedf5180c0a2ca84ed
SHA512: 7532d91ad012d4092885915f66e72950d52478ca211ab1ad95eb3881085450c0a612469d7027e4794bafc574f7cef23233a8d868157b007c61ccad4804c0cf75
Description: manage the repositories that you install software from (common)
Description-md5: d19f432480048ad00ac5c2bfd116cd00
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, ubuntu-wsl, server, ubuntu-server-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi

Package: software-properties-common
Architecture: all
Version: 0.99.22
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Source: software-properties
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Michael Vogt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 216
Depends: ca-certificates, gir1.2-glib-2.0, gir1.2-packagekitglib-1.0 (>= 1.1.0-2), packagekit, python-apt-common (>= 0.9), python3, python3-dbus, python3-gi, python3-software-properties (= 0.99.22), python3:any
Breaks: python-software-properties (<< 0.85), python3-software-properties (<< 0.85)
Replaces: python-software-properties (<< 0.85), python3-software-properties (<< 0.85)
Filename: pool/main/s/software-properties/software-properties-common_0.99.22_all.deb
Size: 14090
MD5sum: 1fb3994079f6f5fffe8cd905d41dab28
SHA1: b387eb7d1d2e7d3986ebd6e606ecf8b4ae3a6f9f
SHA256: 937c61fd9d6b887ffc475f1d2683d2d5a71ccadddab1358a7c35ca10679596f0
SHA512: 6fd4d8da848bc1c9190e10d61739f30212830efe24cb7b618f36fbd4ec66be34c9ee0b9c7a3731ae7209a387c6579e96297157305f7ab6b89ac50b8b278e352b
Description: manage the repositories that you install software from (common)
Description-md5: d19f432480048ad00ac5c2bfd116cd00
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, ubuntu-wsl, server, ubuntu-server-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi